Garbage can holder



A11g 17, 1965 o. H. sxEvERs 3,201,075

GARBAGE GAN HOLDER Filed June 27, 1963 /A/z/E/vra@ OTTO H. 5ml/m5Arron/V595 3,201,075 GARBAGE CAN HOLDER Otto H. Sievers, Storm Lake,Iowa Filed .lune 27, 1963, Ser. No. 291,081 2 Claims. (Cl. 248-147) Thisinvention relates to a garbage can holder and in particular to animproved base structure and means for mechanically opening and closing agarbage can.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a garbage canholder which is mechanically operated by a foot lever.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a garbage can holderwhich has a lid support arm spring biased towards a closed positionwherein the lid is on the garbage can.

It is another object of this invention to provide a garbage can holderwhich has means for holding the lid support arm in an open position withthe lid removed from the can.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a garbage can holderhaving a linkage means between the lid support arm and the foot leverwhich is fully enclosed.

It isstill another object of this invention to provide a garbage canholder having a weighted base.

It is an object of this invention to provide a garbage can holdercomprising a metal base structure having space partially occupied byconcrete or zonolite and cement.

It is another object of this invention to provide a garbage can holderhaving a lid support arm which may be used in connection with garbagecans having varying dimensions.`

A further object of this invention is to provide a garbage can holderwhich is simple in design, economical to manufacture and rened inappearance. t

These and other objects, and other features and advantages of thisinvention will become readily apparent upon reference to the followingdescription when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings,wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of the garbage can holder with thegarbage can lid shown in both its open and closed positions;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation view of this invention taken alongline 2 2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the base structure of the garbage canholder of this invention; and

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the two similarclamping means for connecting the lid to the lid support arm.

The garbage can holder of this invention is shown in FIG. 1 and referredto generally by the reference numeral 10. A garbage can 12 having a lid14 is positioned on a base structure 16 of the holder 10. The holder 10also includes a standard 18 `and a lid support arm 20.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the base structure 16 comprises a concrete orzonolite and cement slab 22 having a central opening 24. The peripheralside edges of the slab are all at right angles to each other except forone side which is formed by a pair of equal in length, outwardlytapering portions 26. Extending completely around the peripheral edgesof the slab 22 is a length of angle iron 28 having an upstanding tiange30 in mating engagement with the outer edges of the slab and a ange 32which supports and protects the peripheral portion of the bottom face ofthe slab. At the point where the tapering edges 26 terminate, endportions 34 and 36 of the length of angle iron 28 meet and extend inparallel relationship outwardly from the base structure 16.

Extending transversely of the base across the opening 24 andperpendicular to a plane through the end portions 34 and 36 are parallelsupport and strengthening rods 38 lUnited States Patent O and 40 (FIG.3)'. These rods are spaced sufficiently to provide the necessarystability for the garbage can 12. Each of the rods extend through andhave their ends embedded in the peripheral portions of the slab 22. Eachrod is welded to the angle iron member 28 at one end and secured by anut to the angle iron on the otherend.`

Referring to FIG. 2, the standard 18 is shown to comprise a pipe 42tixedly secured at its lower end in bearing engagement between the angleiron end portions 34 and 36. The side flanges 30 provide horizontalsupport and the horizontal flanges give vertical support to the pipemember 42. A slot 44 (FIG. 1) is formed longitudinally of the pipemember 42 and receives one end of a foot lever 46 which is pivotallyconnected to the pipe member internally thereof. A second longitudinalslot 48 is provided at the upper end of the pipe 42 and receives one endof the lid support arm 20 which is pivotally secured to the pipetherein. A linkage arm 50 is provided `in the pipe 42 and connected atone end to the foot lever between its free end and its pivotalconnection to the standard 18. The other end of the arm 50 is connectedto the support arm 20.

Secured at one end to the lid support arm 20 on the same side of itspivotal connection to the standard 18 as the linkage arm 50 is a spring52. The other end of the spring is attached to the inside of the pipeabove the support arm 20.

Also above the support arm 20 is provided a spring clip 54 having freeends 55 extending outwardly and downwardly towards the support arm.Below the clip 54 and on opposite sides of the support arm 20 are a pairof semicircular guide elements 56 atlixed by their free ends to theoutside face of the pipe 42. These elements serve to limit horizontalmovement of the support arm 20 about the standard 18.

The support arm 20 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is bent in the center ofits lid engaging end 5S. The portion of the support arm 20 on the otherside of its pivotal connection to the post `42 will be referred to asthe lever end 60.

A pair of lid clamps 62 are provided on opposite sides of the bend inthe lid end 58 of the support arm 20. Each clamp 62 comprises a bolt 64(FIG. 4) secured at one end to the support arm 20 and has mountedadjacently thereon an adjustable U-shaped clip 66. A clip 68 with anupstanding ange at its outer end is provided on each of the bolts 64below the clips 66. As shown in FIG. 2 these clamps 62 engagedametrically opposite sides of the lid 14 along its upper and lowerperipheral portions. A third clamp 70 is provided in the center of thelid end of the support arm and holds the circular in cross-sectionsupport arm 20 in mating engagement with the concave handle 72 on thelid 14 of the garbage can 12.

Thus in operation it is seen that by the linkage 50 being connected tothe lever end of the support arm 20, any downward movement of the footlever 46 will cause the arm 2t) and lid 14 to rise from the can 12. Thisupward movement will be against the spring action 52 tending to pivotthe support yarm towards a closed position with the lid 14 on the can12. Sufficient downward movement of the foot lever 46 will move thesupport arm 20 into engagement with the spring clip 54 as shown by thebroken lines in FIG. 1. In closing the can the lid or support arm may bemanually moved from engagement with the clip 54 or the foot lever 46 maybe moved upwardly which will also free the arm 20. Once the arm 20 hasbeen released from the clip 54 the spring 52 will pivot the arm and liddownwardly to their closed position.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of mygarbage can holder without departing from the real spirit and purpose ofmy invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modifiedforms of structure-or use of mechanical equivalents which may bereasonably included within their scope.

I claim: 1. A garbage can holder comprising, a base member of concretematerial having a central opening formed therethrough, a lengthv ofangle iron having one flange extending along the peripheral outer edgeand the other flange extending along the adjacent bottom side of saidedge, said angle iron terminating in a pair of parallel end portionsextending outwardly of one side edge ofisaid concrete member, at leasttwo rod members extending across said opening below the top surface ofsaid concrete member, said rod members being embedded in said concretematerial at the sides of said opening and secured at their ends to saidlength of angle iron; Y an upright pipe standard secured at one end'between said pair of parallel end portions, the bottom end of' saidstandard being in supporting engagement with each of the other flangesof said end portions;

means closing the upper end of said pipe,

a lid support arm adapted to have one end secured to a garbage can lid,the other end of said arm extending through the side of the upper end ofsaid pipe member where it is pivotally secured to and disposed at alltimes within said pipe member;

a foot lever extending through one side of the lower end Aof said pipemember 'where it is pivotally secured to and disposed at all timesWithin said pipe member;

a linkage arm extending within said pipe member between said lid supportarm and said foot lever, one end of said linkage arm pivotally connectedWithin said pipe to said foot lever between its pivotal connection tosaid pipe and its free end, the other end of saidl linkage arm pivotallyconnected Within said pipe to the other end of said support arm on theopposite side of its pivotal connection to said pipe from said firstsupport arm and, whereby upon moving the free end of said foot leverdownwardly a lid may be raised from a garbage can, and

said rst end of said support arm having means forV engaging a'garbagecan lid at points on the periphery of said lid which are diametricallyopposite each support arm and extending downwardly therefrom, each ofsaid bolts being provided with a pair of perpendicular spaced apartclips adapted to engage the upper and lower periphery of a garbage canlid, and said clips being adjustable along the length of said bolts; andsaid first end of said support arm being bent centrally thereof andhaving its adjacent portions on each side thereof extending downwardlytherefrom to conform to the rounded top face of a garbage can lid. i 2.The structure of claim 1 wherein a pair of guide elements are provided0n opposite sides of said pipe, each of said guide elements `beingsemi-circular iny shape and having their ends secured to said'pipe,Veach of said guide elements extending outwardly from said pipe alongsaid support arm and being adapted to limit horizontal movement of saidsupport arm in either direction about'said pipe member.

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CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner.

1. A GARBAGE CAN HOLDER COMPRISING, A BASE MEMBER OF CONCRETE MATERIALHAVING A CENTRAL OPENING FORMED THERETHROUGH, A LENGTH OF ANGLE IRONHAVING ONE FLANGE EXTENDING ALONG THE PERIPHERAL OUTER EDGE AND THEOTHER FLANGE EXTENDING ALONG THE ADJACENT BOTTOM SIDE OF SAID EDGE, SAIDANGLE IRON TERMINATING IN A PAIR OF PARALLEL END PORTIONS EXTENDINGOUTWARDLY OF ONE SIDE EDGE OF SAID CONCRETE MEMBER, AT LEAST TWO RODMEMBERS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID OPENING BELOW THE TOP SURFACE OF SAIDCONCRETE MEMBER, SAID ROD MEMBERS BEING EMBEDDED IN SAID CONCRETEMATERIAL AT THE SIDES OF SAID OPENING AND SECURED AT THEIR ENDS TO SAIDLENGTH OF ANGLE IRON; AN UPRIGHT PIPE STANDARD SECURED AT ONE ENDBETWEEN SAID PAIR OF PARALLEL END PORTIONS, THE BOTTOM END OF SAIDSTANDARD BEING IN SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OF THE OTHER FLANGESOF SAID END PORTIONS; MEANS CLOSING THE UPPER END OF SAID PIPE, A LIDSUPPORT ARM ADAPTED TO HAVE ONE END SECURED TO A GARBAGE CAN LID, THEOTHER END OF SAID ARM EXTENDING THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE UPER END OF SAIDPIPE MEMBER WHERE IT IS PIVOTALLY SECURED TO AND DISPOSED AT ALL TIMESWITHIN SAID PIPE MEMBER; A FOOT LEVER EXTENDING THROUGH ONE SIDE OF THELOWER END OF SAID PIPE MEMBER WHERE IT IS PIVOTALLY SECURED TO ANDDISPOSED AT ALL TIMES WITHIN SAID PIPE MEMBER; A LINKAGE ARM EXTENDINGWITHIN SAID PIPE MEMBER BETWEEN SAID LID SUPPORT ARM AND SAID FOOTLEVER, ONE END OF SAID LINKAGE ARM PIVOTALLY CONNECTED WITHIN SAID PIPETO SAID FOOT LEVER BETWEEN ITS PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO SAID PIPE AND ITSFREE END, THE OTHER END OF SAID LINKAGE ARM PIVOTALLY CONNECTED WITHINSAID PIPE TO THE OTHER END OF SAID SUPPORT ARM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OFITS PIVOTAL CONNECTION TO SAID PIPE FROM SAID FIRST SUPPORT ARM AND,WHEREBY UPON MOVING THE FREE END OF SAID FOOT LEVER DOWNWARDLY A LID MAYBE RAISED FROM A GARBAGE CAN, AND SAID FIRST END OF SAID SUPPORT ARMHAVING MEANS FOR ENGAGING A GARBAGE CAN LID AT POINTS ON THE PERIPHERYOF SAID LID WHICH ARE DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE EACH OTHER, AND MEANSCARRIED CENTRALLY OF SAID FIRST END OF SAID SUPPORT ARM FOR ENGAGING ACENTRALLY POSITIONED HANDLE ON A GARBAGE CAN LID, EACH OF SAID FIRSTMENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING A BOLT SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT ARM ANDEXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM, EACH OF SAID BOLTS BEING PROVIDED WITH APAIR OF PERPENDICULAR SPACED APART CLIPS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE UPPER ANDLOWER PERIPHERY OF A GARBAGE CAN LID, AND SAID CLIPS BEING ADJUSTABLEALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID BOLTS; AND SAID FIRST END OF SAID SUPPORT ARMBEING BENT CENTRALLY THEREOF AND HAVING ITS ADJACENT PORTIONS ON EACHSIDE THEREOF EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM TO CONFORM TO THE ROUNDEDTOP FACE OF A GARBAGE CAN LID.